Nicholas Xenakis and Diana Lee of Covington and Burling write: On July 10, 2024, the U.S. Senate passed the Stopping Harmful Image Exploitation and Limiting Distribution (“SHIELD”) Act, which would criminalize the distribution of private sexually explicit or nude images online. Specifically, the legislation makes it unlawful to knowingly distribute a private intimate visual depiction of…
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AI Act Published in the Official Journal of the EU
Hunton Andrews Kurth writes: On July 12, 2024, Regulation (EU) 2024/1689 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 June 2024 laying down harmonised rules on artificial intelligence (the “AI Act”) was published in the Official Journal of the EU. The final version of the AI Act closely follows the previous versions of the text,…
Geofence Warrant Decision Exposes Hole in Fourth Amendment Law
Cassandre Coyer and Tonya Riley report: A split appeals court opinion clearing the government’s acquisition of users’ mobile-device location data from Google of constitutional scrutiny will likely spark more friction between emerging technologies and the scope of law enforcement searches, attorneys warned. The US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit’s ruling in US v. Chatrie concluded, over a…
Massachusetts House passes legislation prohibiting collection and sale of location data involving healthcare
Chris Lisinski reports: Massachusetts representatives took their latest step Wednesday to protect access to abortions, other reproductive health services and gender-affirming care with unanimous approval of a location data shield bill. One day after top Democrats unveiled the proposal, the House voted 159-0 on legislation that would bar cell phone carriers, data providers and other…